Classics Galore! is back for 2024 with BBC star as compere
Save the dates! Classics Galore! is back for 2024. The concert is at the University of Exeter’s Great Hall on Saturday November 9 and tickets go on sale on Monday July 15.
The compere for this year’s show in aid of FORCE Cancer Charity is Victoria Graham, who has been a presenter at BBC Spotlight, the most watched TV news programme in the South West, for more than 15 years.
Victoria has a very personal reason for supporting Classics Galore! after losing her father to bowel cancer eight years ago.
“You never imagine it’s going to happen to you or someone you love – but it does.
“Cancer isn’t just a personal journey but touches the lives of all those who give their love and support.
“That’s why I am thrilled to be supporting FORCE.
“Any organisation which can help to raise and keep money for research and support locally is vital – which is why I am supporting FORCE this November,” she said.
Exeter’s very own Last Night of the Proms was established in 2007 and held every two years until the pandemic forced the postponement of the 2021 event until November 2022.
That event raised an incredible £19,500, taking the overall total from eight concerts to more than £130,000 for FORCE, which provides free support to cancer patients and their families across large parts of Devon.
More than 200 musicians and singers will again fill the stage this autumn to delight the audience with a wonderful mix of pieces that will be familiar to many.
There will be everything from the Hallelujah Chorus to the theme from Superman with a rousing singalong finale in true Proms tradition.
The specially chosen Classics Galore! orchestra, Ottery St Mary Choral Society, St David’s Players and the Lympstone Band will all be performing and stunning soprano soloist Cheryl Enever has also confirmed her return for 2024.
Classics Galore! was established by cancer patient Dick Passmore, who lived and worked in Exeter all his life, and his wife Posy.
Sadly, Dick died in early 2019 but he has left an amazing legacy, one that FORCE is thoroughly looking forward to celebrating again on November 9.
Ticket prices range from £12 to £30 and can be booked online from July 15 through Ticketsource - www.ticketsource.co.uk/classics-galore-exeter - or via the FORCE website - https://forcecancercharity.co.uk/classicsgalore/
